Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-30
COLLYER CARVINGS.
CoLLYA,April 81, 1887.

Blue.ribbons increase in number.
Early onions and pie plant appear.
The Corps meeting failed of having a
qpo
A-sTlce will be given at the hotel to.
morrow. night.
Go to Siebert's market for salt and
smoked meats. 4O4
A number of ladies were making calls
yesterday afternoon.
Foliage upon the park. trees. begins to
make pleasant addition to the land
.scape.
County Superintendent of Schools Ba-
ker was in town Monday. and visited our
school
Hollington & Son have just received a
large lot of handsome cook stoves that
will be sold cheap. 414-tf
Garden stuff is being destroyed in some
places by the brown worms which are so
numerous everywhere.
Siebert pays the highest market price
for hides and furs, and in cash, at the
Collyer meat market. 404
Aaron Hallenbeck has been at home for
number of days on account of his wife
being quite sick. At last account, she
was much improved.
Money saved and satisfaction guaran-
teed by buying your -four of Hollington
& Son. 43-tf
Collyer w. G. T. q. is preparing to
give a free entertainment in town on the
evening of May T. Particulars of the
same will be found at the post-office next
week.
w. r. Ingram is putting in two acres
of potatoes on his claim adjoining town.
His first crop-that of last year-was suf-
ficient to supply his family all winter,
and leave plenty for seed; hence his faith
In potato raising.
After an interesting and well-attended
Sunday school service, Rev. Elliott
preached an impressive sermon from Ps.
51:16 and IL. The afternoon prayer
meeting, led by FL. Martin, proved one of
the best ever held in Collyer.
A. T. Morgan, of Wa-Keeney, made a
hasty trip t. Collyer last Wednesday.
His lady companion endeavored to call
upon Miss Jessie WEIGH, supposing she
was the teacher of Collyer school, instead
of the school three miles south, near Big
creek.
In pleasing contrast to what might have
been written last week, is the news that
certain. business men of town yesterday
voluntarily donned the.blue ribbon to in
form their acquaintance that they had
~"quit off" on imbibing liquor. May the
good work 60 on.
A passingEfreight train set fire to the
grass west of the school house few |
hours ago, and northwest breeze spread |
the fire southwark toward Messrs. Philip
pts and LeBron's. Men, and boys hast
,ened to help, and in short time had the
flames extinguished.
E. 81. Philippi and family arrived on
the much-belated train last Friday night.
While our people extend hearty well
come to them, it is with regret that they
will lose from this community, by remov-
al, Mrs. Philppi's brothers and sisters,
who, while residents upon Mr.. Philippi's
farm, have proved such pleasant friends.
John Norton arrivedy Friday afternoon
with car of household goods for'E. FL.
Philippi. The train on which he came
reached Hays City just after a collision
of two freight trains, and few hours la
ter, when his train was few miles west
of Ellis, severe wind unroofed one of
the cars, but, fortunately, it was not one
in which Mr.. Norton was interested.
Mrs. l.. A. Fisher and child were the
guests of Mrs. l.. LeBron for few days.
She came down from Oakley Saturday
noon, and after making calls on many of
her former acquaintance, and being cor
daily welcomed, she returned home on
Tuesday. That Oakley agrees with Mrs.
Fishers health, is undoubted by those in
terested in wooden VS.. iron bedsteads."
Messrs. Ingram and r. Power were
busy on Saturday planting trees in the
Collyer school yard. The trees are from
the Miami Nursery, and consist of maple,
ash and box-elder. As there were but
four of the maple, the other varieties
were set out alternately. The roots of
most of the trees had been cut very close,
while the tops were left unpruned, SO
there is danger of their not living, unless
given proper attention at once.
Mr.. Fike. senior partner of our drup